A Lebanon woman driving on Route 31 in Clinton Township with a flat tire was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and other offenses.

The incident took place Saturday, Jan. 5, just after 11 p.m. Officer Sean Ross was dispatched to County Arboretum on Route 31, for a report of somebody driving on a flat tire. The officer saw 1987, blue Mercedes-Benz with a heavily damaged wheel on the front driver’s side. There was no rubber on the wheel and the lip of the rim had been ground down dramatically.

Ross spoke with the driver, Beth Smits, 47, and said he detected the overwhelming odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from her breath. He determined that Smits was intoxicated and arrested her. She was transported to police headquarters where she provided samples of her breath for testing and ended up charged with DWI, reckless driving and having an open container of alcohol in a vehicle. Smits was released to the custody of a responsible adult and her vehicle was towed and impounded. More Hunterdon County news: NJ.com/hunterdon • Facebook • Twitter